Fargo Is Better Than Argo…Why Didn't Fargo Win Oscar For Best Picture?

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Scozzese — 13 years ago(February 27, 2013 11:06 AM)

Argo wins the Oscar for best picture of the year for 2012.
Fargo doesn't win the Oscar for best picture of the year for 1996.
How did this happen? Fargo is a better film than Argo.
DiCaprio doesn't act; he BECOMES!

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Patmratm — 13 years ago(March 10, 2013 06:00 PM)

Because the Academy voters LOVED The English Patient. It won 9 Oscars that year.

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eddiebaby73 — 12 years ago(April 17, 2013 02:33 PM)

The English Patient was torture.
Good cinematography and costume design though.

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yesanything — 9 years ago(June 25, 2016 09:03 AM)

The english patient sucked

the coins in the jar are for charity,

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tbx5959 — 12 years ago(December 06, 2013 01:55 PM)

Think how many Oscars Rgo would win.

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bond_98 — 10 years ago(November 02, 2015 02:40 PM)

Well i didn't love Argo. But yeah, i would watch that over again before i watch Fargo again. Watching that movie make you wish you were the one in the wood chipper.

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KyaBakwaasHai — 10 years ago(December 25, 2015 12:49 AM)

There are 2 other movies with word Fargo in their title, namely :-
Fargo Express 1933 http://www.imdb.com/board/10022880/
The Fargo Kid 1940 http://www.imdb.com/board/10033587/
and none of them won an Oscar. So i guess it has something to do with the word Fargo being cursed.

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SamoanJoes — 10 years ago(February 07, 2016 03:27 AM)

What about Key Largo?

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timoth93 — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 04:42 AM)

Because they weren't nominated in the same year.